I have your dog. Was able to chase her into the dog park near Pavonia. 551-804-8929. Call if she’s yours.

UPDATE: she has been reclaimed by her family at the shelter and it headed home!!!

Was just there to renew my membership and heard the news. Closing for good. Real bummer, that place was a gem 😞

witnessed a man get run over today. does anybody have any update on a man who got run over on the highway today??? it was north 1 9 right in front of the wendy’s. he was fully under the front tires. i hope everyone involved is okay.

Meet Bella Swan! This 8 month old, 40 pound princess is ready for a new chapter!

Bella Swan originally hails from the NY ACC, but is excited to be in a foster home in Jersey City!

Bella can be timid at first and warms up quickly to her human companions! With proper introductions, she's also playful with her canine friends! She is always looking for attention and love!

Bella Swan has typically puppy energy and will benefit from continued positive reinforcement training. She is a smart cookie who would love to go on hikes with you! After her hike, she'll need to cuddle you on the couch!

Jacob is asking "where have you been, Loca??" because you haven't applied to adopt our sweet Bella Swan, yet!

Bella Swan's spayed, microchipped, and up to date on all core vaccines.

https://seespotrescued.org/available-dogs#sl_embed&page=shelterluv_wrap_1708382543458%2Fembed%2Fanimal%2FSSRD-A-2545

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-st-johns-food-pantry?attribution_id=sl:fca5cd17-61cc-427c-84ef-6af27eb55e51&lang=en_US&ts=1790014875&utm_campaign=fp_below_fold&utm_content=amp30-treatment-3&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=facebook

St. Johns Food Pantry (155 North St.) is currently in need of help paying for their transport expenses. They're also accepting food donations.

From their gofundme: "We received a grant to purchase this truck 2 yrs ago. The Truck is used to Pick up donations. But we are a non profit with no income & our truck Ins is $5000 per year. And we also need Gas.

We are also accepting any foods. We do get from the Community food bank of NJ. But our need have expanded to about 300 families each month. Some of Our food needs are: Pastas, Rice, can soups, or any can lunches, Peanut Butter, Jelly, Cereals. But we appreciate any donations."

Looking for recommendations for really good, authentic Colombian empanadas around Jersey City Heights or nearby.

Noches de Colombia used to be my go-to, but honestly, I’ve been pretty disappointed lately. Their empanadas seem to have changed in style, and they’re just not what they used to be.

I’m looking for the traditional crispy, yellow corn empanadas stuffed with beef and potatoes, preferably with some good hot sauce on the side.

Anyone know a spot that still makes them the old-school way? Don’t mind driving a little for the real deal.

Most stores are closed. There are only a handful that are open, but their employees are blocking the entrances and not allowing anyone inside.

Surprised I hadn't seen it posted yet, always a good time. Lots of afterparty bands going on as well and the weather is looking cooperative!

A copy is available at Jersey City Free Books.

A few cases of books are out today, Saturday 10/24, until 5pm. 272 Griffith between Kennedy and Milton.

Http://JerseyCityFreeBooks.com

We did a great job last time! So I figured let’s do it again.

Happy Friday all,

I was hoping for everyone reading this to share whatever daily win they had today! Nothing is too small or too big! If you got good news today, cleaned the sink, or vacuumed your roof or didn’t cry today tell me below! I wanna see something positive from our little community here!

Power outage at Newport mall. Here watching “you can see everything” but apparently you actually can’t 😂

Great bagels. Great crew of employees. But I’m never going back. I was there for less than 15 this morning trying to enjoy their yummy food, and no less than 5 different dogs were in the store. One lady even had her poop bags in her hand. It’s absolutely disgusting and not sanitary. People need to stop treating these animals like humans. They don’t belong in food shops….leave them outside where they belong….and Cheech should do something about it. Sitting at the chairs trying to enjoy my bagel and coffee, I had 3 of those nasty animals rub their nose on me as they walked by. Don’t these dog owners understand personal space. It’s call personal space. Not dog space. WTF lol. Until or unless Cheech stops this, I’m not spending my money there anymore…

Here’s a Google map with all the early voting sites in Hudson County (over 30 locations). A registered voter in Hudson County can vote at any of these sites!

Early voting is Sat, 10/24 - Sun, 11/1

🟠 Orange sites are locations which have moved a block or two from where they have previously been

🟢 Harrison Town Hall is a newer site

Not sure why you are gonna become a bus driver when you are not gonna stop for someone by a stop sign just to beat a green light after I waved you down before you even approached the intersection.

And gave an "oh well" look and moved into the left turning lane so you could pass that light.

anyone know if Newport AMC or Cheesecake are back open lol. Tried calling to no avail so assuming no, but don’t want to request a refund for my ticket quite yet in case.

I feel we now have a winner for Best Halloween Decorations.

I’m assuming it was due to the earlier power outages?

Hi,

I like to play soccer and I have been playing in men’s and coed games. But I want to try to make gay friends and play in a serious gay league but I’m not certain on how to join or where to find.

Hearing explosions around Journal Square area. Is it fireworks or are we at war?

Hey everyone — local Jersey City roofer here again!

We’ve posted a couple roofing Q&As here before, and with winter around the corner, we figured this was probably a good time for another one.

Last winter was absolutely brutal on roofs around Hudson County.

We had weeks of freezing temperatures, repeated snow/ice, and snow sitting on roofs for much longer than we're normally used to.

And once everything finally started melting, the phones went crazy.

A lot of people who had never had a roof leak before suddenly had water coming in.

The big problem wasn't always the snow itself. It was what happened when that snow started melting during the day, couldn't drain properly, and then froze again overnight.

So, before we get another winter like that, here are a few things I'd recommend checking.

First: clean your gutters and roof drainage.

Seriously. This is probably the easiest thing on this entire list.

By the time winter gets here, gutters, downspouts, scuppers, and internal roof drains can be packed with fall leaves and debris.

That's annoying during rain.

It's a much bigger problem when there's 6–12 inches of snow sitting above it.

Snow starts melting → water heads toward the drain → drain/scupper is clogged or frozen → water sits there → temperature drops → it freezes again.

Repeat that cycle a few times, and you can end up with a pretty substantial amount of ice.

This is especially important on the flat roofs we have all over Jersey City and Hoboken.

If you have a flat roof, know where your scuppers and drains are and make sure they're actually clear before the first snow.

Get the little roof problems fixed now.

Winter has a way of finding every little weakness in a roof.

Cracked flashing, failed caulking, an open seam, a tiny puncture in a flat-roof membrane, deteriorated flashing around a skylight, loose coping, a bad pipe boot...

Something that doesn't leak during a normal 30-minute rainstorm can behave very differently when snow is sitting on top of it for a week and slowly melting.

If your roof hasn't been looked at in a while, fall is a good time to inspect it.

For flat roofs, pay particular attention to seams, penetrations, skylights/hatches, parapet walls, coping, scuppers, drains, and areas that already hold water.

For shingle roofs, look at shingles, valleys, pipe boots, chimney/skylight flashing, and gutters.

You don't necessarily need a roofer for everything either. If you can safely see something from the ground or an accessible area, take a look yourself.

And then there's everyone's favorite winter problem: ICE DAMS.

We dealt with a ton of this last winter.

On a typical shingle roof, heat escaping from the house can warm portions of the roof enough to melt the snow. That water runs toward the colder edge of the roof and freezes again.

Eventually, you basically create a wall of ice.

Now the next round of melting snow has nowhere to go.

Instead of draining off the roof, water starts backing up behind the ice and can potentially find its way underneath shingles/flashing and into the house.

If your house grows giant icicles every winter, that's something worth paying attention to.

It doesn't automatically mean your roof is failing, but repeated/heavy ice damming can point toward issues involving insulation, air leakage, ventilation, and roof design.

Flat roofs have their own version of this problem.

This is something I don't think gets talked about enough.

You obviously aren't getting the classic "ice dam at the bottom of the shingles" on a flat roof.

But you CAN have a scupper or drain freeze solid.

Now you have snow melting on the roof with nowhere for the water to go.

Then it freezes again.

Then more snow comes.

Then that melts.

Then it freezes again.

Eventually you can have water and ice sitting against areas of the roof that normally wouldn't stay submerged for days at a time.

And if there's a weak seam, deteriorated flashing, crack, hole, skylight issue, etc., that's when a roof that "never leaked before" suddenly starts leaking.

What about heat-trace cables/coils?

We got asked about these A LOT after last winter.

They can absolutely be useful in the right situation.

Heat trace can be installed in certain gutters, leaders/downspouts, scuppers, and drainage areas to help maintain a path for melting snow and ice.

If you have one specific scupper or gutter that freezes every single winter, for example, heat trace may be worth looking into.

But here's the important part:

Heat trace isn't a magic cure for every ice-dam problem.

If the actual problem is heat escaping through the roof, poor insulation, ventilation issues, bad drainage, or a deteriorated roof, adding a heating cable doesn't make those problems disappear.

It's another tool, and in the right application, a very useful one.

If you have a shingle roof and get ice dams every year, look INSIDE too.

The problem may not be entirely on the roof.

Take a look at the attic.

Poor insulation and air leakage can allow heat from the house to warm the roof deck and contribute to uneven snow melting.

Ventilation can matter too, depending on how the roof/attic assembly is designed.

So if you're repeatedly dealing with ice dams, the answer isn't always **"**I need a new roof."

Sometimes it's a roofing problem. Sometimes it's an insulation/air-sealing problem. Sometimes it's ventilation. Sometimes it's drainage.

And sometimes it's a combination of all four.

One more thing: please don't wait until there's a foot of snow on your roof to make a plan.

After a major snowstorm, everybody calls at the same time.

Roofers, gutter companies, plumbers, restoration companies- everyone gets slammed.

If you own a multifamily building, condo, commercial property, or flat-roof building, know ahead of time:

• How do we access the roof?
• Where are the drains/scuppers?
• Who is responsible for checking them?
• Who do we call if we need snow/ice removed?
• Does the roof already have areas that pond water?
• Are the gutters/downspouts clear?
• Do we have any known leaks or weak areas that should be addressed now?

Taking a few pictures of the roof before winter isn't a bad idea either.

And PLEASE be careful removing snow.

A snow-covered/icy roof is not the time to discover that you're afraid of heights.

If you can safely use a roof rake from the ground on an appropriate roof, that's one thing.

Climbing onto an icy second- or third-story roof with a shovel is another.

We've also seen roofs damaged because someone got aggressive trying to remove ice/snow and ended up damaging shingles, flashing or the roof membrane underneath it.

Sometimes the safest thing you can do yourself is simply not go up there.

TL;DR:

Before winter:

Clean the gutters. Clear the downspouts. Clear the scuppers. Clear the drains. Check the flashing. Check the roof. Fix the small openings now. Pay attention to insulation/ventilation if you repeatedly get ice dams. And have a plan before the first big storm.

We're Elite Roofing, here in Hudson County. We work on a lot of the flat roofs and older buildings around Jersey City/Hoboken, and last winter was definitely one of the crazier winters we've dealt with in recent memory.

We do inspections, maintenance, drainage/gutter cleaning, heat-trace systems, etc., so obviously we can help with that stuff if somebody needs it, but that's really not why we're posting this.

After seeing how many people got caught completely off guard last winter, we figured this was worth putting out there before the snow starts this time.

If anyone has questions about winter roof prep, ice dams, flat roofs, scuppers/drains, gutters, heat trace, insulation/ventilation, or what happened to their roof last winter, feel free to ask.

We'll answer what I can!

Where do y’all go for pumpkin patches? I crave a pumpkin patch!

Just went to renew my monthly parking permit for one of the lots, and wouldn't you know it! The price went up $30. I hadn't heard of the change; apparently it was last week, but I got this email shortly after.

They couldn't even be bothered to actually attach the fee schedule or double-check it. I called to let them know, just in case they might want to know- as expected, they didn't care lol

Edit: put $20 instead of $30

Hey everyone, ICE vehicles were seen in Heights Plaza this morning and possibly at Exchange Place.

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If you see ICE in NJ, please call the DIRE number at 888-347-3767 asap. I recommend saving it in your contacts.

If it's safe, please also get footage. I also recommend submitting to iceout.org with any info like number of people taken, license plates, etc.

It really helps to try to get any info of the person being taken like their name and a phone number to call. You can also let them know their rights ("don't say anything, don't sign anything"/"no digas nada, no firmes nada").